India, ASEAN To Engage In Talks On Free Trade Pact
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(RTTNews) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations - ASEAN - and
India are set to engage in talks on Tuesday to reach a free trade pact
before the ASEAN leaders' 13th summit this week, reports said on
Sunday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is leading the Indian
delegation for the top summit, is set for a wide range of discussions
with the leaders from the ASEAN group to sort out free trade issues
and bolster two-way trade.
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath is expected to hold
consultations with his counterparts from Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia
and Brunei on the country's offer to provide market access to ASEAN on
agriculture products, sources reported.
Meanwhile, the ASEAN leaders are due to sign a blueprint for creating
a vast single market and production base covering about 570 million
people by 2015.
The ASEAN comprises of 10 nations, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,
Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and
Laos.
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